Habitats (DP IB Biology) : Revision Note

Habitats

Habitats

• A habitat can be defined as follows

The place where an organism lives

• Any one habitat will contain many species which together form a community

• Habitats can be described in terms of

  • Geographical location, e.g. polar habitat is located at the North and South Poles

  • Type of ecosystem, e.g. grassland habitat occurs in many locations, including prairies in North America and Savannahs in Africa

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Habitats can be described in term of location and ecosystem type, e.g. North American grassland (top left), Arctic polar habitat (top right), Sahara desert (bottom left) and UK wetland (bottom right)